Gender and Age Differences in Attitudes Toward Moral Subjects in Secondary School Students

  • Francisco Manuel Morales Rodríguez Universidad de Málaga

Abstract

School violence in teen dating everyday as proactive and reactive aggressive reactions occur frequently in schools, there is a growing concern for the problems of school life, deterioration of interpersonal relationships and the prevention of gender violence in the Secondary Education schools. An important element to evaluate in these situations are the attitudes and interest in moral issues and predisposition to violence in secondary education students. Therefore, in this descriptive study presents the results of a questionnaire on values ​​and attitudes in analyzing moral issues in terms of gender differences and age. Participants in this research were 490 secondary school students, aged between 11 and 15 years, with a mean age of 13.21 years (SD = 1.19). The results show statistically significant differences by gender and age, being able to see, in general, a greater tendency to decriminalize violence if in defense of self and less willingness to issue both prosocial behavior in boys compared with and girls in the group of younger teens. To conclude, we highlight the importance of early detection and assessment of attitudes and interests towards these moral issues with a view to comprehensive education aimed at improving social coexistence and the prevention of gender violence.

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Published
2015-01-18
How to Cite
Morales Rodríguez, F. M. (2015). Gender and Age Differences in Attitudes Toward Moral Subjects in Secondary School Students. RIDE Revista Iberoamericana Para La Investigación Y El Desarrollo Educativo, 2(4), 183 - 197. Retrieved from http://mail.ride.org.mx/index.php/RIDE/article/view/55
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Social and Humanities